Number of matriculated students declines five fold since the attempted coup
March 13, 2024
HURFOM: The matriculation examination will be held from March 11 to 19, 2024, without any breaks all across Burma.
Mon State routinely had about 30,000 matriculated students, but that number has declined five-fold since the attempted coup.
In Mon State there are now 5,767 matriculated students, according to the Chief of the Education Department in Mon State.
Read moreSix villagers disappear in Thanbyuzayat Township
March 13, 2024
HURFOM: In the first week of March, 2024, six villagers from Thanbyuzayat Township disappeared and no one has been able to be in contact with them.
On March 6, 40-year-old Nai Than Zaw, 50-year-old Nai Ah Kyel and two of their friends left home to buy cooking items and invited people for an “ordination ceremony”, but they never returned home.
Read moreJunta bans transport of gasoline in Long Lone creating livelihood and transportation hardships
March 13, 2024
HURFOM: Beginning on March 3rd, 2024, the military junta imposed a ban on transportation of gasoline in Long Lone Township, Tenasserim Division.
A military check-point located at the Dawei – Ka Myaw Kin Bridge was not allowing the transportation of gasoline, which created fuel shortages in Long Lone City and nearby villages. Subsequently, the price of gasoline has sharply risen.
Read moreJunta extorts local villagers who fail to show ID cards in Kyikemayaw
March 12, 2024
HURFOM: On February 15th, 2024, junta’s security forces stationed at Ka Dar village, Kyikemayaw Township, Mon State extorted money from local villagers who were unable to show their ID cards.
The security forces conducted “interrogations” in front of the Ka Dar Police Station on Mudon – Chaung Hna Kwa Road and extorted between 3,000 to 5,000 MMK from the local villagers who failed to show ID cards.
Read more“Military Operational Announcement” creates worry among people in Southern Mon State
March 12, 2024
HURFOM: On March 10th, 2024, the “Ye Ba Lue” armed group, a revolutionary organization based in Southern Ye Township, Mon State, released a statement saying they would start a military operation under the name of “the Giant’s Way”.
Read more18-year-old girl raped by neighbor in Chaung Zone
March 12, 2024
HURFOM: An 18-year-old girl from Hin Thar Kyune village, Chaung Zone Township, Mon State was raped by her neighbor two months ago.
The 50-year-old man raped the girl more than one time at a barn near her house while her parents were away.
Read moreJunta arrests three women in response to NMSP arrest of local militia leaders
March 12, 2024
HURFOM: On March 2nd, 2024, the New Mon State Party (AD – Anti Military Dictatorship) arrested three local militia leaders from Kaw Pi Htaw village and Sein Taung Ward, Kamarwet City, Mudon Township, Mon State.
In response, the 318th Artillery Regiment based in Ah Bit village, Mudon Township arrested three women who are relatives of members of theNMSP (AD).
Read moreWeekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State and Tanintharyi Region
March 11, 2024
HURFOM, First Week of March 2024
Across the first week of March, there continued to be widespread attacks against civilians who have been abducted and detained on baseless charges. The junta is rapidly losing bases and territory across target areas of the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM). In response, the Burma Army has scaled up attacks against the people, notably those spearheading the Spring Revolution.
On the evening of 28 February 2024, another teacher affiliated with the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) was abducted in Kanbauk, Yebyu, Dawei. Military junta troops arrested the 48-year-old CDM teacher, Daw Mee Mee Zaw, from Khaing Thazin Ward:
“They raided the house and abducted her. They put a black hood on her head. It’s confirmed that she was taken,” a woman from Khaing Thazin Ward reported to HURFOM. The woman continued to disclose that the CDM teacher, Daw Mee Mee Zaw, was arrested for allegedly teaching National Unity Government of Myanmar (NUG) education online.
Read more3,000 residents flee homes in Dawei Eastern Forest area due to intense battle
March 8, 2024
HURFOM: Since February 17th, 2024, there has been an intense battle between the military junta and the joint forces of the Karen National Liberation Army and the People’s Defense Force in Dawei Eastern Forest area, Dawei Township, Tenasserim Division.
Read moreNearly 800 Kyaung Yaw residents flee homes due to military action and artillery attack
March 8, 2024
HURFOM: Since March 1st, 2024, both the military junta and the People’s Defense Forces have been active in Kyaung Yaw village, Ye Township, Mon State. The military junta launched indiscriminate artillery attacks triggering nearly 800 residents to flee their homes.
The 591st Light Infantry Battalion based in Kyaung Yaw is responsible for the artillery attacks. They are also aggressively checking and interrogating passengers.
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